Craft Cocktails And Delicious Seafood
Daniel Auffenberg
CHEF / OWNER
Dorothy's Cocktail & Oyster Bar, based in Saint Simons Island, GA, is a stunning bar and restaurant that provides the perfect backdrop for any rehearsal dinner or wedding shower. Start your celebrations off right with an upscale dining experience.
Dorothy's Cocktail & Oyster Bar is named after chef and owner Daniel Auffenberg's maternal grandmother, Dorothy Crane. This upscale restaurant serves raw, fresh seafood and other coastal cuisine, including dishes inspired by Southeast Asia. Indulge in their selection of main courses, including a rotating oyster selection, shrimp ceviche, miso ramen, Ora king salmon, and much more.
Whether you are looking for a late-night party, happy hour, a private luncheon, or a partial or full buy-out of their restaurant space, the team can accommodate any kind of event. Alongside their mouthwatering dishes, they also specialize in meticulously hand-crafted cocktails. Their team has extensive knowledge of spirits and cocktail construction. From the classics to innovative creations, their bartenders are dedicated to delivering an exceptional experience tailored to your preferences. Contact them today to start planning your one-of-a-kind pre-wedding celebration.
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Meet the team
Daniel Auffenberg
Chef / Owner
Daniel, a native of Tulsa, OK, always enjoyed cooking but never considered it as a career. Instead, Daniel decided to play it safe and get a business degree from TCU. He and his wife eventually decided to move to St. Simons to pursue their dream of opening a restaurant. After many bumps and roadblocks, they finally opened Dorothy’s, named for Daniel’s maternal grandmother, in May of 2021.
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Matt D
5.0
7/02/2025
We hosted our Rehearsal Dinner for ~40 people back in October 2024 and had a wonderful time. We opted for a 2.5 hour event with the 1st hour on the outdoor patio for cocktail hour ...
and a seated dinner with a plated salad, family-style sides & entrees, and a plated dessert. This is all highly customizable when you host an event at Dorothy's, and it is also very fairly priced.
The team at Dorothy's was extremely accommodating throughout the whole process. My fiancée and I were in town a few months ahead of the event and wanted to dine at Dorothy's to try some options before picking the menu. At dinner, they provided a few extra items and set up a little wine tasting for us to get a feel for the menu and what they could provide for our event. Daniel, the chef, encouraged us to dream up our perfect menu, either selecting items off their menu or just choosing our favorite dishes, and he made it all come together for our event. They also custom ordered some wine that we specifically wanted for the event and let us take home the extra unopened bottles. We also had various cocktails, which is Dorothy's specialty.
The space itself is well-designed, with a beachy/tropical feel and we collaborated with a florist right next to Dorothy's to add some floral arrangements on the dinner tables (which they dropped off and took care of the day of the event). We also created a playlist for the event which they were able to play both outside and inside.
I'd highly recommend hosting a private event at Dorothy's. They'll work with you from start to finish, and every step/component is highly customizable. We had already booked another event for our Welcome Party after the Rehearsal Dinner, but there was the option to open the doors up to the rest of the wedding guests in town and roll the Rehearsal Dinner right into a Welcome Party at Dorothy's.
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